THE SUMMIT TIMES
Polish Cultural Centers and Churches in Northern California
January 8, Wednesday
Stanford University
4:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Stanford's Lithuania Series and The Division of
Literatures, Cultures and Languages' Poetry and Poetology Workshop,
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Center for Russian,
East European and Eurasian Studies, and The Institute for International
Studies presents:
Tomas Venclova, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale
University
Vilnius/Wilna/Vilna: The Myth of Division, The Myth of Connection
Bldg 160, Room 318
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Stanford University, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies
January 9, Thursday
Stanford University
5:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Stanford's Lithuania Series and The Division of
Literatures, Cultures and Languages' Poetry and Poetology Workshop,
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Center for Russian,
East European and Eurasian Studies, and The Institute for International
Studies presents:
Tomas Venclova, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale
University
Lithuanian Verse and Polish and Russian Poetry Traditions
Bldg 260, Room 252
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Stanford University, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies
January 12, Sunday
San Francisco
12:30 p.m.
The St. Stanislaus Society of SF PRCUA-#57 cordially invites everyone
in the Polish community to the installation of its new officers at the
Nativity Church.
January 15, Wednesday
Stanford University
4:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Stanford's Lithuania Series and The Division of
Literatures, Cultures and Languages' Poetry and Poetology Workshop,
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Center for Russian,
East European and Eurasian Studies and The Institute for International
Studies presents:
The Honorable Vytautas Landsbergis, Former Head of State and present
Member of Parliament in Lithuania.
Lithuania in Europe Today
Bldg 200, Rm 305
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Stanford University, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies
January 16, Thursday
Stanford University
6:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Stanford's Lithuania Series and The Division of
Literatures, Cultures and Languages' Poetry and Poetology
Workshop, The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and The
Institute for International Studies presents:
The Honorable Vytautas Landsbergis, Former Head of State and present
Member of Parliament in Lithuania.
Mikalojus Ciurlionis, Painter and Composer: A Precursor to European
Modernism
Lecture/recital with participation by Grazina Lansbergiene
Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Bldg
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Stanford University, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies
January 16, 2003
Menlo Park
7:00 p.m.
Polish American Engineers Club meeting
Dr. Wladyslaw Walukiewicz from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
will present most recent discovery in the development of wide spectrum
solar cells.
The Little House of Peninsula Volunteers, Gym Room
800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Meeting is free and open to all interested.
January 22
Stanford University
3:00 p.m.
Hoover Institution Library and Archives presents: "Love and Death on
the Volga"
Stanford historian Bernard M. Patenaude will speak about his new
book on the American relief expedition to Soviet Russia in the famine
of 1921 "The Big Show in Boboland."
Hoover Tower Lobby, Lou Henry Hoover Room.
Tel. (650) 723-356
January 25, Saturday
Concord
6.30 p.m. - 1.00 a.m.
Doroczny bal Kola Przyjaciol Fundacji Jana Pawla II w Pln. Kalifornii
Hotel Hilton w Concord
Cicha aukcja, pozniej wysmienita kolacja oraz wiele innych atrakcji.
Rezerwacja: Witold Cichon (925) 779-1027, e-mail: witoldpt@aol.com,
Zygmunt Pozarzycki (925) 755-1064, Leszek Jaszczolt (925)
837-4561, Leszek Malaszewski (925) 256-9033
February 15, Saturday
San Francisco
6:30 p.m. do 1:00 a.m.
WALENTYNKI 2003
Kolo Przyjaciol Harcerstwa w San Francisco zaprasza na zabawe "WALENTYNKOWA"
Bar i bufet bogato zaopatrzony.
W sali Kosciola of the Nativity of Our Lord., 240 Fell Street, San
Francisco.
Wstep: $25.00 - Beata Rzepka (415) 242-3495 lub dh. Lilianna Zagata
(510) 247-9848
Czeki prosze wystawiac na KPH - Smoki Wawelskie i wyslac na adres dh.
Anny Holda, 5446 Geary Blvd. #2, SF, CA 94121
February 15, Saturday
San Jose
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Children Carnival Costume Party
Lots of attractions, games and a magic show. Awards for best costume,
drawings and the best presented Polish songs and poems
Polska Rzymsko-Katolicka Misja Pastoralna
10250 Clayton Road in San Jose
Tickets: $5.00 per family. Everyone is welcome.
Info: (408) 945-9685.
February 18 Tuesday
6:00 p.m., Bldg. 40, Rm. 41J
"A Refresher Course in Sovietness: Stalinist Political Education
in Kiev, 1943-44"
Serhy Yekelchyk - Assistant Professor of Russian History and Culture,
University of Victoria
Info: Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
February 20, Thursday
Menlo Park
7:00 p.m.
Polish American Engineers Club General Meeting
Dr. Janusz Bryzek with presentation "Success factors for startup companies
from the perspective of the nuclear VC winter".
Afterwards elections to the Board of Trustees for 2003/2004 term.
The Little House of Peninsula Volunteers, Gym Room
800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
PAEC meetings are open to all.
February 22, Saturday
San Jose
8:00 p.m.
Carnival Ball
Music by Polish American DJ, Mieczyslaw Miodynski.
Queen of the Ball contest, delicious Polish home made food.
Polska Rzymsko-Katolicka Misja
Pastoralna
10250 Clayton Rd., San Jose, California
Tickets: $20.00
Info: (408) 226-8502, and (408) 968-4728 or (408) 985-9604
February 23, Sunday
Union City
1.00 p.m.
Dzien Mysli Braterskiej w Union City
Zjazd harcerzy z Kalifornii -- od Sacramento do Los Angeles. Spotkanie
rozpocznie sie Msza sw.
W programie m.in. wystepy artystyczne, odnowienie przyrzeczen harcerskich
dh. ks. Sylwestra Kwiatkowskiego z Sakramento, posilek i harce.
Polish Pastoral Center
Info: WawerSJ@yahoo.com lub Robert.Wawer@jezuici.pl, lub telefonicznie
tel. (510) 552-1013.
February 23, Sunday
San Francisco
7:00 p.m. (doors open 6:30)
A Living History of Maria Sklodowska-Curie
A play about the Polish Nobel Prize laureate, in a Victorian home in
the Alamo Square neighborhood.
For more information see: http://www.storysmith.org/manya
Advanced tickets only $15, limited seating.
For reservations and directions call (415) 345-1097 or e-mail to marilyn@mchartrand.com.
Checks payable to Marilyn Chartrand should be mailed to:
Marilyn Chartrand, 1250 Sacramento #1, San Francisco, CA 94108.
February 23, Sunday
San Francisco
4:00 p.m.
Chopin Gala Concert at Old First Church
1752 Van Ness Avenue (at Sacramento Street).
Admission $20, students &
February 27 Thursday
4:15 p.m., Wattis Room, Littlefield Center, Stanford Business School
2002-2003 Alexander Dallin Lecture in Soviet and Post-Soviet Affairs
"New War, New Allies: If the US Can't Go It Alone, Whom Should It
Go With?"
The Honorable Stephen Sestanovich - George F. Kennan Senior Fellow
for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council
on Foreign Relations, former US Ambassador at Large for the New Independent
States
Info: Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
March 1, Saturday
San Francisco
8:00 p.m. ? 1:00 a.m./
DISCO Night with SFPolsksis and Lowiczanie
Light Supper Buffet and Beverages will be available.
ID required for alcoholic drinks.
1750 Clay Street, between Van Ness and Polk
Tickets: $15.00, call Suzie (925) 256-0493 or Mary Kay (510) 540-0835
March 1, Saturday
Roseville
6 p.m.
Carnival Ball - Ostatki
Pot-luck with delicious Polish home made food and "Paczki" - Polish
donuts.
Tickets: $5.00
Polish American Club of Sacramento
327 Main Street, Roseville, CA
Info: (916) 725-8704 or (916) 988-9468
March 2, Sunday
San Francisco
2 p.m.
Polish American Congress meeting
Dom Polski
3040 22nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Members and friends are welcome.
March 5, Wednesday
Stanford campus, Hoover Tower
3:00 p.m.
Katherine R. Jolluck "Exile and Identity; Polish Women in the USRR
During World War II"
The historian, a scholar at Hoover Institution, will talk about stories
of those Polish women who were taken to the USSR.
The Lou Henry Hoover Room of Hoover Tower on the Stanford campus.
Free event.
Phone: (650) 723-1754, e-mail: horaney@hoover.stanford.edu
March 5, Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
The Polish community Catholic church Holy Mass schedule.
San Francisco: 8 p.m. - Polish/English
San Jose: 6 p.m. - English
San Jose: 7:30 p.m. - Polish
Union City: 7:30 p.m. - Polish
Martinez: 7:30 p.m. - Polish
Polish Cultural Centers and Churches
in Northern California
March 7, Friday
Berkeley
9:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
XXVII Annual Berkeley-Stanford Conference: " The Power of Ideas and
Ideas of Power in East Europe nad Eurasia."
Lipman Room, 8th Floor, Barrows Hall, UC Berkeley campus
Sponsored by Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies,
UC, Berkeley & Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies, Stanford University
For more information, please contact ISEEES at (510) 642-3230 or iseees@uclink4.berkeley.edu
March 7-9
Tahoe Donner
6:00 p.m. do niedzieli 9 marca 11:00 a.m.
Biwak Narciarski ZHP
Rodzice lub opiekunowie pokrywaja koszt wyciagu narciarskiego oraz
zapewniaja transport do i z wyciagu. Rzeczy do zabrania: spiwor,
poduszka, pidzama, kurtka, dwie zmiany cieplej odziezy, bielizna osobista,
worek na brudne rzeczy, przybory do mycia, spiewnik, krem do
opalania i okulary przeciwsloneczne.
Kontakt: Druhna Iwona Urbaniak, pwd, tel. (925) 685-6035, Iwonka2001@yahoo.com
March 8 - May 18
San Francisco
Leonardo da Vinci and The Splendor of Poland
Fine
Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor
Located near 34th Avenue and Clement Street
The Art Exhibit's Gala Opening Concert - with Reception & Private
Exhibition Viewing which will feature world-renowned Karol
Radziwonowicz on piano joined by his equally illustrious brother and
musician, Tomasz Radziwonowicz on violin. The virtuoso duo will perform
works by Paderewski, Chopin, Wieniawski and Szymanowski.
"Leonardo
da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage"
March 9, Sunday
San Francisco
3:30 p.m.
Organ Recital by Andrzej Zahorski
A panorama of Polish organ music from early Renaissance dances through
dynamic Romantic compositions to modern fugues.
Saint Peter & Paul's Cathedral
666 Filbert Street, San Francisco
Tickets by phone (415) 474-7070
March 9, Sunday
Palo Alto
6:00 p.m.
Polish movie "Superprodukcja; kulisy skandalu" directed by Juliusz
Machulski (English subtitles)
Cast: Piotr Fronczewski, Rafal Krolikowski (Waclaw in "Revenge")
Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Tickets at Seakor Deli, Campbell or Halina & Antoni Kubis Tel.
(831) 335-2005
More information at http://www.mge.tv/
March 12, Wednesday
Berkeley, University Press Books
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Rev. John Pawlikowski and Joshua D. Zimmerman will be reading from
their book
"Contested Memories: Poles and Jews during the Holocaust and Its
Aftermath.
University Press Books is located at 2430 Bancroft Way, tel. (510)
548-0585.
March 14, Friday
8:00 p.m.
GARDZIENICE at Stanford!
Metamorphosis, or The Golden Ass according to Apuleis.
A Performance, Lecture/Demonstration and Master Class
Nitery Theatre
Gardzienice [is] one of ... the world's premiere experimental theatre
companies....
[They] constitute the very heart and essence of Polish experimental
and anthropological performance. -- Richard
Schechner
Open to the Public and the Stanford community free of charge
Space is limited. For reservation contact: Kathryn Syssoyeva, e-mail
syssoyeva@stanford.edu
March 14, Friday
San Jose
7:30 p.m.
Holy Mass for the Intention of (in Polish)
God, who is fully present in the Eucharist, wants to heal a person
from his afflictions -- both of his body and of his
soul. All are invited.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
More information: (408) 251-8490
March 16, Sunday
San Francisco
3:00 p.m.
ENCORE - Gala Opening Concert
World-renowned Karol
Radziwonowicz on piano joined by his equally
illustrious brother - musician, Tomasz Radziwonowicz on violin.
The virtuoso duo will perform works by Paderewski, Chopin, Wieniawski
and Szymanowski.
Century Club, corner of Franklin and Sutter
Purchase tickets by phone (415) 474-7070
March 16, Sunday
Pittsburg
2:00 p.m.
Polish movie "Superprodukcja; kulisy skandalu" directed by Juliusz
Machulski (English subtitles)
Cast: Piotr Fronczewski, Rafal Krolikowski (Waclaw in "Revenge")
Brenden Pittsburg 16, 4085 Century Blvd., Pittsburg, CA 94565
Tickets at Seakor Deli, Campbell or Halina & Antoni Kubis Tel.
(831) 335-2005
More information at http://www.mge.tv
March 18, Tuesday
Berkeley
7:30 p.m.
Polish Avant-Garde between the Wars
UC Berkeley Art Museum, PacificFilm Archive
PFA Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley (510) 642-1412
March 19, Wednesday
San Francisco
7:00 p.m.
Zwiazek Polakow w Kalifornii, Grupa 7 ZNP
Zebranie w Domu Polskim
Info: Krystyna Chciuk, tel (415) 285-4336
March 23, Sunday
San Francisco
2.00 p.m.
Obchody 35-lecia Szkoly Jezyka Polskiego im. Jana Pawla II-go i
30-lecia Harcerstwa w San Francisco Bay Area
Msza Sw. w intencji dzieci, harcerzy, rodzicow i dzialaczy Szkoly.
Po mszy akademia, w trakcie ktorej bedzie poswiecenie nowego Sztandaru
Szkoly, przemowienie Konsula Generalnego RP, wbijanie
ufundowanych "Gwozdzi" i program artystyczny w wykonaniu dzieci i harcerzy.
Church of the Nativity, 240 Fell Street, San Francisco.
Ze wzgledu na ograniczona ilosc miejsc, prosimy o potwierdzenie przybycia
do 15 marca.
Informacja i rezerwacja: Elzbieta Lukaszewicz (925) 689-8008, Iwona
Urbaniak (925) 685-6035, Krzysztof Jesionek (925) 930-8210.
March 23, Sunday
San Francisco
KALEIDOSCOPE -- Marathon of Polish Films
12:00 p.m.
"In Desert and Wilderness" - Children's classic adventure, based on
the book by Henryk Sienkiewicz
2:00 p.m.
Legacy of Steel - Comedy classic
4:00 p.m.
First Million - Comedy/drama
Vintage Polish film posters will be available for sale.
Tickets: $5 each film of $12 for all three films.
1750 Clay Street, San Francisco
Info: (415) 474-7070
March 28, Friday
Berkeley
7:30 p.m.
PFA FILMSERIES: From the Mind of Stanislaw Lem
SOLARIS by Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR, 1972, 165 mins.
Written by Tarkovsky, Friedrich Gorenstein, based on the novel by Stanislaw
Lem. Photographed by Vadim Yusov. With Donatas
Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Yuri Jarvet, Anatoli Solonitsin. (165
mins, In Russian with English subtitles.)
Pacific Film Archive
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Info: (510) 642-1412
March 29, Saturday
Redwood City
2:00 p.m.
POLAM FCU - meeting
770 Marshall Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
Info: tel. (650) 367-8940
March 29, Saturday
Berkeley
7:00 p.m.
PFA FILMSERIES: From the Mind of Stanislaw Lem
Test Pilot Pirx, Marek Piestrak, Poland, 1979.
Written by Piestrak, based on a novel by Stanislaw Lem. Photographed
by Janusz Pawlowski. With Sergei Desnitsky, Boleslaw
Abart, Vladimir Ivashov, Aleksander Kajdanowski. (90 mins, In Polish
with English subtitles.)
9:30 p.m.
The Hospital of the Transfiguration, Edward Zebrowski, Poland, 1979.
Written by Zebrowski, Michal Komar, based on a novel by Stanislaw Lem.
Photographed by Witold Sobocinski. With Piotr Dejmek,
Jerzy Binczycki, Henryk Bista, Ewa Dalkowska. (90 mins, In Polish with
English subtitles
Pacific Film Archive
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Info: (510) 642-1412
March 30, Sunday
Berkeley
5:30 p.m.
PFA FILMSERIES: From the Mind of Stanislaw Lem
SOLARIS by Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR, 1972, 165 mins.
Written by Tarkovsky, Friedrich Gorenstein, based on the novel by Stanislaw
Lem. Photographed by Vadim Yusov. With Donatas
Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Yuri Jarvet, Anatoli Solonitsin. (165
mins, In Russian with English subtitles.)
Pacific Film Archive
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Info: (510) 642-1412
March 30, Sunday
San Francisco
2:00 p.m
Polish Voices, Polish Songs
Selections from the classical folk and jazz traditions sung by Bay
Area performers.
California Club - 1750 Clay Street
Tickets: $10, $15, $25
Purchase tickets online at www.splendorofpoland.org or by phone at
(415) 474-7070
March 31 - April 3
San Francisco
A Polish Pathfinder in Cyberspace
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Polish Cultural Institute
in New York present a series of evenings with Piotr
Wyrzykowski -- one of Poland's leading contemporary artists working
in the new media - video, CD-ROM, and internet art.
Assuming the identity of "Peter Style" in some of his works.
April 5-6, Saturday - Sunday
San Francisco
Sejmik Dystryktu XVI ZNP
Dom Polski
W sobote o godz. 7:00 dla wszystkich - Wieczorynka, wybor debiutantki
na Sejm Krajowy do Denver, wystep Lowiczan.
Info i przyjmowanie zgloszen tel. (415) 821-2574
April 12-13, Saturday - Sunday
San Francisco
Krajowy Zjazd Instruktorek ZHP z USA
Dom Polski
Info.: druhna Krystyna Chciuk, hm., tel. (415) 285-4336
April 19, Saturday
San Francisco
4:00 p.m.
Traditional food blessing
The Church of Nativity, 240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Tel. (415) 252-5799
April 26 - 27, Saturday - Sunday
Berkeley
Annual Outreach Conference: "The Muslim World in Eastern Europe
nad Eurasia."
In the Toll Room, Alumni House
This conference will require registration, materials will be available
in the Spring.
Sponsored by IEEES and the CSEES.
April 27, Sunday
San Francisco
Po obchodach rocznicy Konstytucji 3-go Maja w Golden Gate Park.
Spotkanie Polonii w Domu Polskim
Polska kuchnia, muzyka i inne atrakcje
April 30, Wednesday
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
"Negative Experience and 'The Void in a History'" - Discourses
on Holocaust and Gulag: Elie Wiesel and Varlam Shalamov"
Zaza Shatirishvili, Georgian University, Tbilisi
Co-sponsored by department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator. Center for Russian, East
European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University, Building 40
April 30, Wednesday
Hoover Tower Lobby, Lou Henry Hoover Room
3:00 p.m.
David Satter, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution will speak
on his new book "DARKNESS AT DAWN"
The Rise of the Russian Criminal State
David Satter is also a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, a senior fellow at the
Jamestown Foundation, and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.
He specializes in the Soviet Union and Russia in the postcommunist era.
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator. Center for Russian, East
European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
May 3, Saturday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
Feast Day of Our Lady Queen of Poland, and the 212th anniversary
of the Polish Constitution
St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco (Geary and Gough).
Info: (415) 474-7070
May 5, Monday
4:15 p.m
Lecture Series: "Shattering an Ethnic Mosaic: Central and Eastern Europe
During the Last Years of World War II"
Lecture One: "The Holocaust in the Context of 150 Years of Ethnic
Cleansing"
Istvan Deak, Seth Low Professor Emeritus of History, Columbia University
The Terrace Room, 4th floor, Margaret Jacks Hall, Bldg. 460, Main Quad
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford
University
May 6, Tuesday
4:15 p.m
Lecture Series: "Shattering an Ethnic Mosaic: Central and Eastern Europe
During the Last Years of World War II"
Lecture Two: " The Siege of Budapest and Europe's Only Surviving
Ghetto, November 1944-February 1945"
Istvan Deak, Seth Low Professor Emeritus of History, Columbia University
The Terrace Room, 4th floor, Margaret Jacks Hall, Bldg. 460, Main Quad
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford
University
May 6, Tuesday
12 noon
"An Assessment of the Decade of Western Peacekeeping and Nation-building
in the Balkans"
A. Ross Johnson, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Former Director,
Radio Free Europe
Bldg. 40, Rm. 41J
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford
University
May 7, Wednesday
5:30-7:00 p.m., Bldg. 200, Rm. 202
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and CREEES present:
"The Image of Lenin and Stalin in Soviet Children's Literature"
Ben Hellman, Professor, Helsinki University
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
May 8, Thursday
4:15 p.m
Lecture Series: "Shattering an Ethnic Mosaic: Central and Eastern Europe
During the Last Years of
World War II"
Lecture Three: "Collaboration and Retribution in Central Europe
During and After World War II"
Istvan Deak, Seth Low Professor Emeritus of History, Columbia University
The Terrace Room, 4th floor, Margaret Jacks Hall, Bldg. 460, Main Quad
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
Series co-sponsored by the Department of History, The Taube Center
for Jewish Studies, and the Robert and Florence McDonnell Chair in East
European Studies
May 9, Friday
San Francisco
6:00 - 8:45 p.m.
FESTIVAL OF POLISH CLULTURE
Music, crafts and food of Poland.
These programs are free after museum admission. Admission: $8/adults,
$6/seniors, $5/youths 12-17, and free for museum members and children under
12. Note: There is a $4 surcharge for the special exhibition.
Information: (415) 682-2481
May 10, Saturday
2:00 p.m.
YOUNG ARTISTS PERFORMANCE
Borzuchowska, violin; Nakamura, piano; Ewa Szalek, piano, and others.
1750 Clay Street, San Francisco.
Info: (415) 474-7070
May 11, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
Mother's Day - Dzien Matki. Polonijny Potlack-Lunch
Anna and Ed Baker will talk about their experiences renovating a historic
building in Poland.
Do Domu Polskiego zaprasza
Kolko Literacko-Dramatyczne.
Info: Helena Glodek, tel. (415) 648-9157
May 13, Tuesday
12 noon
Bldg. 40, Rm. 41J
"The Yezhovshchina in Perspective"
Stephen G. Wheatcroft, Assistant Professor of History, University of
Melbourne
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
14 May, Wednesday
the Lou Henry Hoover Room of the Hoover Tower
2:30 p.m.
"Voice of Hope" - screening of Maciej Drygas's documentary film
on the impact of Radio Free Europe broadcasting to Poland, featuring unique
footage from the 1950s to the 1990s. The documentary is one hour long and
will, in Polish with English subtitles, and will be introduced by A. Ross
Johnson, Hoover Research Fellow and former director of Radio Free Europe.
Anatol Shmelev, Project Archivist, RFE/RL Collection
Mary I. Dakin, tel. (650) 725-6852, e-mail mdakin@stanford.edu, Stanford
University, Building 40 Stanford, CA
94305-2006
Thursday, May 15
12 noon
Bldg. 40, Rm. 41J
"The Causes of Ukrainian-Polish Ethnic Cleansing, 1943"
Timothy Snyder, Assistant Professor of History, Yale University
Co-sponsored by the Department of History & the Robert and Florence
McDonnell Chair in East European Studies
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
MAY 16, Friday
San Francisco
6:00 - 8:45 p.m.
Splendor of Poland last evening event:
RENAISSANCE ARTISTS NIGHT Legion of Honor
Guest artists, docents, and musicians 1-415-682-2481
Free after Museum admission.
34th Avenue at Clement - follow the road at the golf course.
Muni bus line 18 drops you right at the museum entrance.
May 17, Saturday
Union City
7:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
Spring Ball
3880 Smith Street, Union City
Admission tickets are $15.00
Organized by Polish Scouts
Info: Krystyna (510) 538-5399
May 19, Monday
4:15 p.m.
Hartley Conference Center, Mitchell Earth Sciences
CREEES Lecture Series "Ukraine: Emerging Nation"
"Business in Ukraine: Opportunities and Realities- Lessons from
Personal Experience"
George Chopivsky, CEO, Ukrainian Development Corporation
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford
University
May 21, Wednesday
4:30 p.m., Cummings Art, Rm. 4
Slide-illustrated lecture
"Malevich's Mystic Signs: From Iconoclasm to a New Theology"
Alexei Kurbanovsky, Curator, State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg,
Russia
Co-sponsored by the Department of Art & Art History
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, Center
for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
May 23-26 maja
Wiosenny biwak harcerski w Camp Sylwester, Pinecrest.
Szczegoly na stronie http://www.misservices.com/zhp
May 31, Sunday
San Francisco
6:30 p.m.
Potluck-Dinner
Muzyka taneczna z okazji pierwszej rocznicy ukazania sie w internecie
CaPolonia.com
Dom Polski
May 31, Saturday
San Francisco
7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Dance Party with Hawaiian theme (recommended Hawaiian dress - not
required).
Tickets: $20 (415) 981-5099 or (925) 256-9033, (650) 947-9121, (510)
247-9848
Location: 240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Organized by Polish scouts as a fund raiser for their summer activities.
May
May 31, Sunday
San Francisco
6:30 p.m.
Potluck-Dinner
Muzyka taneczna z okazji pierwszej rocznicy ukazania sie w internecie
CaPolonia.com
Dom Polski
May 31, Saturday
San Francisco
7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Dance Party with Hawaiian theme (recommended Hawaiian dress - not required).
Tickets: $20 (415) 981-5099 or (925) 256-9033, (650) 947-9121, (510)
247-9848
Location: 240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Organized by Polish scouts as a fund raiser for their summer activities.
June 1, 2003, Sunday
San Francisco
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Eighth Annual San Francisco Chopin Competition for Young Pianists
Hellman Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1201 Ortega, San
Francisco.
Free admission
Organized by The Chopin Foundation of the United States - Council of
San Francisco.
June 2, Monday
Stanford University, Hartley Conference Center, Mitchell Earth Sciences
Building
4:15 p.m.
CREEES Lecture Series "Ukraine: Emerging Nation"
"Ukraine After Kuchma: Political Contestation and Democratic Reform"
Adrian Karatnycky, Counselor and Senior Scholar, Freedom House
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Stanford University, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies
June 3, Tuesday
Stanford University, Bldg. 40, Rm. 41J
12:00 noon
"Identity Crisis and Postcolonial Syndrome in the Baltic States"
Sigma Ankrova, Professor of Literary and Cultural Studies, University
of Latvia
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563
Stanford University, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies
June 6 - 7, Friday - Saturday
Sasn Francisco
REFERENDUM W DOMU POLSKIM
Konsulat Generalny RP
w Los Angeles poinformowal, ze referendum w sprawie przystapienia Polski
do Unii Europejskiej odbedzie sie w piatek i sobote 6 i 7 czerwca.
Na liste glosujacych mozna wpisac sie telefonicznie (310) 442-8500,
wewn. 109), faks (310) 442-8515), lub e-mail: referendum@consulplla.org
June 8, Sunday
San Francisco
4:00 p.m.
Concert of the Winners of the Eighth Annual San Francisco Chopin
Competition for Young Pianists.
Hellman Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music,
1201 Ortega (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco
Donation $5.00
Info: (925) 247-0894, or w ChopinSF@aol.com
June 11, Wendsday
San Francisco
11:00 a.m.
Zebranie Walne Weteranow II wojny swiatowej, Kolo SPK Nr 49.
Dom Polski
June13, Friday
San Jose
7:30 p.m.
HOLY MASS FOR THE INTENTION OF HEALING (in Polish)
God, who is fully present in the Eucharist, wants to heal a person
from his afflictions -- both of his body and of his soul.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
More information: (408) 251-8490
June14, Saturday
Sacramento
6:00 p.m.
Banquet with bishop Szczepan Wesoly from Rome (bishop Wesoly had
to cancel his visit)
Organized by Polish Catholic Pastoral Center (916) 987-5767
June15, Sunday
Concord
10:00 a.m.
Annual Polish Picnic at the Cowell Park.
The festivities start with the outdoor mass in Polish and continue
with home made Polish food feast, recreation activities,
games and fun for children.
East Bay Polish American Association, (925) 229-9197
June 15, Sunday
San Jose
12:30 p.m.
Holy Mass celebrated by Provincial of the Society of Christ.
Fifth anniversary of building the Polish Church in San Jose: celebration
with Polonia and participation of Honorable guests
from Consulate.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
Information: (408) 251-8490
June 19, Thursday
7:00 p.m.
Polish American Engineers' Club meeting
Little House of Peninsula Volunteers (Gym Room),
800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ph: 650.326.2025
"Starting a small company in Silicon Valley"
1. How to get the right product and avoid fighting a loosing battles.
2. Having a partner vs. doing it on your own. 3. Where to get money to
get going. 4. Product development pitfalls. 5. Marketing - the most underestimated,
expensive and difficult part of successful startup. 6. Rewards of going
on your own.
Guest speaker Mr. Henryk Szejnwald has 25 years experience in large
computer companies such as DEC, NEC and Intel where he successfully managed
a team of engineers that developed very complicated semiconductor products
marketed to large OEMs. Currently runs QuickPAD Technology Corporation.
Prior to QuickPAD he started in 1992 and successfully ran H45 Technology.
Directions: http://www.mapquest.com
June 21, Sunday
Place - Bay Area
2:00 p.m.
St. John's Eve Polish Celebration of picnic, flower wreaths (wianki)
with candle lights on the lake.
Organized by Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
Fundraiser $25.00
Place to be announced by June 15.
Info: (415) 474-7070, or www.polishculturesf.org
June 22, Sunday
Martinez
Corpus Christi celebration
Polish procession on the city streets.
909 Mellus Street, Martinez, (510) 552-1013
June 22, Sunday, Sacramento
11:00 a.m.
Corpus Christi celebration
Holy Mass and traditional Polish procession
Information: Stanislaw Rowinski (916) 987-5767
July 14, Monday
San Francisco
6:30 p.m.
"MY SECOND HOMELAND: Italian Cultural Institute Honor Pope John
Paul II on the XXV Anniversary of His Pontificate".
A lecture by Orazio Petrosillo, expert on Vatican affairs for the Rome-based
daily Il Messaggero: "John Paul II:
Numbers, Actions, and Words of a Great Pontificate"
The Consulate General of Italy and the Istituto are pleased to present
a lecture on the Pontificate of John Paul II, in Italian with translation
by Orazio Petrosillo, expert on Vatican affairs for the Italian daily newspaper
Il Messaggero. The lecture will be accompanied by the screening of a short
documentary entitled "Dona Nobis Pacem", followed by a discussion with
the audience.
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 425 Washington Street, San Francisco,
CA 94111
Contact: Annamaria Lelli, Director, tel: (415) 788-6210, fax: (415)788-6389,
http://www.sfiic.org
, alelli@sfiic.org
Admission: Free entrance. A reception will follow.
R.S.V.P. - please call (415) 788-7142 ext. 18
July 19, 2003, Saturday
Napa
4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Polish Day at the Wine Country Film Festival.
Sequoia Grove Vineyards, 8338 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford, Napa
Valley
5:30 p.m.
Reception with Special Guest: Rafal Olbinski, who created the official
artwork for this year festival. His art is also on display in the
Cask Room at Sequoia Grove Vineyards.
6:30 p.m.
Polish dinner: pierogi, golabki and hunters stew - by Seakor Deli
8:00 p.m.
San Francisco's Lowiczanie dazzling performance
9:00 p.m.
Film "EDI" - 2003 Polish official submission for Oscars
Art exhibition and items from Poland for sale.
Wine Country Film Festival
Web Site
17th
Wine Country Film Festival
$20 admission includes all events and film.
July 20, 2003, Sunday
Blakstone Winery, Kenwood, CA
2:30 p.m.
Reception Rafal Olbinski, who created the official artwork for this
year festival. His art is also on display at the winery: July 17 -
August 10.
17th
Wine Country Film Festival
Wine Country Film Festival
Web Site
July 27 - August 2
Polish scouts summer camp
Info: urbaniak@astound.net
August 17, Sunday
Palo Alto
6:00 p. m.
Zemsta - Q & A MGE (English subtitles)
Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Information: MGE, tel. (831) 685-3549
Meet in person Andrzej Seweryn one of Poland's best stage and film
actors.
Review in the San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/18/DD286116.DTL
August 24
San Francisco
1:30 pm
POLONIJNY POTLUCK - LUNCH
Dom Polski
Prof. Krystyna Bleszynska z Warszawy przedstawi problemy integracji
imigrantow, uchodzcow i mmiejszosci kulturowych w
spoleczenstwach Europy, zwlaszcza Polski.
Nastepnie wystep akordeonisty Marcina Krola z Krakowa, absolwenta Szkoly
Muzycznej II stopnia w klasie akordeonu, wyroznionego w
turnieju Mlodych Mistrzow Muzyki 2001 w Katowicach.
Zgodnie zezwyczajem wstep wolny. Uczestnikow prosimy o przyniesienie
ze soba:: osoby ktorych nazwiska zaczynaja sie na litery: od A
do F ? ciasta / desery; od G do L - salatki; od M do R - dania gorace;
od S do Z napoje / pieczywo.
Organizator: Polish Literary and Dramatic Circle.
Info: Helena Glodek (415) 648-9157
August 30, Saturday
San Francisco
6:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Polish Dance Party "End of Summer"
The $15 ticket includes dinner, open cash bar extra
Location: Meeting Hall of the Polish Church
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
This party is planned to be very special, please call one of the numbers
below to find out why.
More info and tickets: Anna Holda (415) 387-6751 or Lila Zagata (510)
247-9848
August 31, Sunday
San Jose
3:30 p.m.
Polish Pilgrimage to the Mother Mary Queen of All Nations
Special Holy Mass with participation of many guest priests.
All Bay Area Polish parishes are taking part in this special celebration.
After the celebration a wide variety of home made Polish food will
be served.
St. Brother Albert Church,
San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
More information: (408) 251-8490 or http://home.pacbell.net/misja/
September 13, Saturday
San Francisco
7:30 p.m.
Dom Polski
Wystapi Roman Kolakowski z programem MARZENIE O KWITNACYM KRAJU
- piosenki smieszne i smutne do lez.
Recital znakomitego polskiego poety, satyryka, kompozytora i barda.
Wiecej informacji o artyscie na stronie www.polishclub.org <http://www.polishclub.org/>
Dotacja $15 od osoby - w cene biletu wliczone kawa, herbata, wino i
ciasto.
Bilety w przedsprzedazy mozna kupic w Seakor Deli w San Francisco,
5957 Geary Blvd., tel. (415) 387-8660
Info.: (415) 821-2574, lub (415) 648-9157.
Organizator: Polish Literary and Dramatic Circle
September 14, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
Dom Polski
Meeting of the Polish American Congress in Northern California
Everyone is invited to listen to what PAC is currently working on.
Some of the issues involve the Education Bill where originally
Polish suffering in the world war II was omitted. There will be also
detailed info about Polish Festival at Golden Gate Park. You
also will find out who is the new Polish Consul General in LA.
Members are required to attend. PAC welcomes all guests and visitors.
September 14, Sunday
Sacramento Area, Roseville
10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Annual Polish Festival
Polish American Hall, 327 Main St., Roseville, CA 95678
10:30 a.m. Holy Mass celebrated by Bishop Garcia
Entertainment: Folk Dance Performances by Lowiczanie, music and songs
by local artists, and arts and crafts, books, raffle, and
children activities.
Food: Delicious and authentic Polish food, and beer imported
from Poland.
Free admission
Info: (916) 334-3050 or (916) 725-8704
September 18, Thursday
Menlo Park
7 p.m.
Polish American Engineers
Club Meeting
"Conferencing and Collaboration: the Next Generation of Internet Based
Communication Tools".
Guest speaker: Dr. Henry S. Magnuski, Cofounder, CTO and Board Member
of Ncast Corporation.
Location: The Little House of Peninsula Volunteers, (Gym Room)
800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
PAEC meetings in the Little House are free of charge and open to members,
friends and to all persons interested in the guest
speaker's presentation.
More info at: Polish American
Engineers web site
September 21, 2003, Sunday
San Jose
Polish Festival
Lowiczanie will perform 3 times during the annual San Jose Polish Festival:
1:30, 2:30 and 3:15 p.m.
The Festival also features homemade Polish food & booths with Polish
souvenirs.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
Info: (408) 251-8490
October 12, 19 and 26, Sunday
after Holy Mass in the Pastoral Centers in San Francisco, Martinez,
and San Jose
Celebrating the 25thAnniversary of the Pontificate of John Paul II
Musical and Poetic Performance by Liliana Osses Adams
Excerpts from poems of Karol Wojtyla:
Shores of Silence and Song of the Inexhaustible Sun from Song of the
Hidden God;
Material, Inspiration and Participation from The Quarry;
All Around They Speak with Tongues, I still Hear,and I Reach the
Heart of the Drama from Thinking my
Country;
Ur of Chaldean Earthfrom Roman Triptich, and Magnificat.
John Paul II in Polish poetry. Poems dedicated to Holy Father by: Czeslaw
Milosz, Jan Twardowski, Ernest Bryll,
Mieczys_aw Jastrun, Marek Skwarnicki, Boleslaw Taborski and by poets
from the San Francisco area.
Harp music: Bach, Pachelbel, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Debussy,
Satie, Wojciech Dzugoraj and Jakub Polak (Reys)
from Lute Tablature.
Artistic program sponsored and organized by Friends of John Paul II
Foundation of Northern California, Inc.
Contact: Witoldpt@aol.com
October 12, Sunday
San Francisco
1:30 pm
Dom Polski
POLONIJNY POTLUCK - LUNCH
Anna & Baker - opowiedza o swoim letnim pobycie w Polsce i inwestycjach
tam zrobionych.
Wiecej informacji wkrotce.
Organizator: Towarzystwo Polakow w Kalifornii, Grupa 7 Z.N.P.
October 19, Sunday
San Francisco
Dom Polski
DOROCZNE POLSKIE DOZYNKI
Lowiczanie i Towarzystwo Polakow w Kalifornii, Grupa 7 Zwiazku Narodowego
Polskiego.
October 26, Saturday
San Francisco
Mlodziezowa zabawa taneczna
Wiecej informacji na stronie Domu
Polskiego w San Francisco
November 19, Sunday
San Francisco
13:30 p.m.
POLONIJNY POTLUCK - LUNCH
Dom Polski
"Czytajac Ksiedza Twardowskiego" w opracowaniu Moniki Zahorskiej.
Zgodnie z potluck'owym zwyczajem wstep wolny a uczestnikow prosimy
o przyniesienie ze soba: Osoby ktorych nazwiska zaczynaja sie na litery
alfabetu: od A do F - salatki; od G do L - dania gorace; od M do R - napoje
/ pieczywo; od S do Z ciasta / desery.
Organizator Polish Literary and Dramatic Circle
Info: Helena Glodek (415) 648-9157
November 27, Thursday
4:00 p.m.
Dom Polski
THANKSGIVING DINNER
December 5, Friday
7:00 p.m.
Spotkanie sw. Mikolaja z polonijnymi dziecmi
Wstep wolny dla polonijnych pociech. Dla dzieci przyjemna zabawa, prezenty
i slodka niespodzianka; dla rodzicow kawa, herbara i lampka wina.
Org. Zw. Polaków w Kalifornii, Grupa 7 Z.N.P.
Info: Krystyna Chciuk, tel. (415) 285-4336
December 13, Saturday
Union City
6:00 p.m.
Wieczerza wigilijna
W programie wspolna modlitwa, lamanie oplatkiem i skladanie zyczen,
jaselka przygotowane przez Szkole Polska, potrawy
wigilijne, spiewanie koled i wizyta sw. Mikolaja!
Bilety: $20.00 u p. Krystyny, tel. (510) 538-539
Kosciol Swietej Rodziny
3880 Smith St., Union City, CA 94587
Polish Pastoral Center
December 31, Wednesday
San Francisco
8 p.m. - 2 a.m.
New Year's Eve Party - SYLWESTER
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Information and tickets: Karol Piestrzynski (415) 333-3026
December 31, Wednesday
8:30 p.m.
SYLWESTER - Powitanie Nowego 2004 Roku
Bilety juz w Internecie oraz Seakor Deli w San Francisco i San Jose.
Organizatorzy: Seakor Deli i Dom
Polski.
December 31, Wednesday
Union City
7:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Zabawa sylwestrowa
Dobrze zaopatrzony bufet, mozna zakupic drinki i smaczne zakaski.
Polish Pastoral Center
3880 Smith St., Union City, CA 94587
Bilety: $25.00 (tylko gotowka), p. Krystyna, tel. (510) 538-5399
December 31, Wednesday
San Jose
8 p.m. - 2 a.m.
New Year's Eve Party - SYLWESTER
Music by DJ Mieczyslaw
Reservations: Regina Draganowska (650) 968-4728, Wiktoria Phillips
(408-985-9604, Anna Pisanska (408) 226-8502
10250 Clayton Road, San Jose
Tickets: $40 per person,
Info: (408) 251-8490
December 31, Wednesday
Sacramento Area
8 p.m. - 2 a.m.
New Year's Eve Party - SYLWESTER
Potluck, please bring your favorite appetizer, dish or cake
Excellent music, festive decoration, champagne
Polish American Club of Sacramento
Polish American Hall
327 Main St., Roseville CA 95678
Tickets in advance $10.00. Call (916) 725-8704
More info: (916) 782-7171
Salski@dnai.com